James

James 2:6

⁶But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
have dishonored	ἠτιμάσατε	ētimasate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G818 I disgrace, dishonor
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
poor	πτωχόν	ptōchon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4434 poor, destitute
not	οὐχ	ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
rich	πλούσιοι	plousioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4145 rich
who oppress	καταδυναστεύουσιν	katadynasteuousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2616 I overpower, quell, treat harshly
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
drag	ἕλκουσιν	helkousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1670 I drag, draw, pull, persuade
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
court	κριτήρια	kritēria	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2922 criterion, a law-court

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